Difference between revisions of "Acronyms"

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GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT RELATED TERMINOLOGY

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ADWR – Arizona Dept. of Water Resources AF – Acre Feet AGFD – Arizona Game and Fish Department AIF – Agenda Information Form AMP – Adaptive Management Program AMWG – Adaptive Management Work Group AOP – Annual Operating Plan BA – Biological Assessment BAHG – Budget Ad Hoc Group BCOM – Biological Conservation Measure BE – Biological Evaluation BHBF – Beach/Habitat-Building Flow BHMF – Beach/Habitat Maintenance Flow BHTF – Beach/Habitat Test Flow BIA – Bureau of Indian Affairs BO – Biological Opinion BOR – Bureau of Reclamation CAHG – Charter Ad Hoc Group CAPA – Central Arizona Project Association GCT – Grand Canyon Trust CESU – Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit cfs – cubic feet per second CMINs – Core Monitoring Information Needs CRBC – Colorado River Board of California CRAHG – Cultural Resources Ad Hoc Group CRCN -- Colorado River Commission of Nevada CRE _ Colorado River Ecosystem CREDA – Colorado River Energy Distributors Association CRSP –Colorado River Storage Project DAHG2 – Desired Future Conditions Ad Hoc Group DASA – Data Acquisition, Storage and Analysis CWCB –Colorado Water Conservation Board DBMS – Data Base Management System DOE – Department of Energy DOI – Department of the Interior DOIFF – Department of the Interior Federal Family EA – Environmental Assessment EIS – Environmental Impact Statement ESA – Endangered Species Act FACA – Federal Advisory Committee Act FEIS – Final Environmental Impact Statement FRN – Federal Register Notice FWS – United States Fish & Wildlife Service FY – Fiscal Year (October 1—September 30) GCD – Glen Canyon Dam GCT – Grand Canyon Trust GCMRC – Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Center GCNP – Grand Canyon National Park GCNRA – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area GCPA – Grand Canyon Protection Act GLCA – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area GRCA – Grand Canyon National Park GCRG – Grand Canyon River Guides GCWC – Grand Canyon Wildlands Council HBC – Humpback Chub (endangered native fish) HMF – Habitat Maintenance Flow HPP – Historic Preservation Plan Ins – Information Needs KA – Knowledge Assessment (workshop) KAS – Kanab ambersnail (endangered native snail) LCR – Little Colorado River LRRMCP – Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program LTEP – Long-Term Experimental Plan LTEMP – Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan MAF – Million Acre Feet MA – Management Action MATA – Multi-Attribute Trade-Off Analysis MLFF – Modified Low Fluctuating Flow MO – Management Objective MRP – Monitoring and Research Plan NAU – Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act NHPA – National Historic Preservation Act NPS – National Park Service NRC – National Research Council O&M – Operations & Maintenance (USBR funding) PA – Programmatic Agreement PEP – Protocol Evaluation Panel POAHG – Public Outreach Ad Hoc Group Powerplant Capacity = 31,000 cfs R&D – Research and Development RBT – Rainbow Trout RFP – Request for Proposals RINs – Research Information Needs ROD Flows – Record of Decision Flows RPA – Reasonable and Prudent Alternative SA – Science Advisors Secretary – Secretary of the Interior SCORE – State of the Colorado River Ecosystem SHPO – State Historic Preservation Office(r) SOW – Scope of Work SPAHG – Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Group SPG – Science Planning Group SSQs – Strategic Science Questions SWCA – Steven W. Carothers Associates TCD – Temperature Control Device TCP – Traditional cultural Property TES – Threatened and Endangered Species TMC – Taxa of Management Concern TWG – Technical Work Group UCRC – Upper Colorado River Commission UDWR – Utah Division of Water Resources USBR – United States Bureau of Reclamation USFWS – United States Fish & Wildlife Service USGS – United States Geological Survey WAPA – Western Area Power Administration WY – Water Year (a calendar year)